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Monday, December 31st, 2007

James Whatmore murdered on Christmas Day 1898

‘The Times’ Archives is a very useful source of family history material. Searches do not, however, always bring up material which one knows is there. Luckily I have a copy of  ‘Palmers’s Index’ which relates to the Whatmore entries and I used this to locate the details of a murder which took place in 1898.
James […]

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Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Samuel Whatmore killed by a train at Arley in 1881

A few years ago I was looking at the grave of Thomas and Susan Whatmore in Arley churchyard and on clearing away the grass from the base of the stone noticed that the memorial also recorded the death of their son Samuel, aged 20, in 1881. Samuel was the nephew of my great great grandmother […]

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Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Sarah Preece (nee Whatmore) jailed at Worcester in 1880

You might have thought that by 1880  justice was being tempered by mercy in cases of petty theft, but this was not the case at Worcester as is shown by the story of Sarah Preece who was imprisoned for a very trival affair.
Sarah Preece was the great grandmother of Sheila Kirk who lives in South Shropshire. […]

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Saturday, December 15th, 2007

The Watmore Family of Detton Mill

Tucked away in the south Shropshire Hills, alongside a raging brook, visitors cannot fail to fall in love with Detton Mill, the Mill House and the setting. Nowhere could be more peaceful. The tranquility, however, has not always existed. Up the hill stands the half-timbered Detton Hall and in the fields behind it can be traced […]

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Thursday, December 13th, 2007

Edward Whatmore Esquire of Marshwood House, Dinton

The Whatmore family of Wilton was undoubtedly very talented. It produced a famous novelist, a historian and a highly respected Salvation Army Commissioner amongt other notable family members. In this post I shall focus  on the first member of the Wilton family to be recognized as a member of the gentry.
Edward Whatmore was baptised at […]

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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

Welcome to new readers

If you have just come across this blog for the first time - Welcome. This blog is made available through the generosity of Family Tree Magazine.
I hope you will enjoy reading stories about the Watmough, Watmer, Watmore, Whatmore Family.
The main source of my information is the major research undertaken by Geoffrey Whatmore - ’Wat’s Brother - […]

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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

William Watmore - a Shropshire stray in Essex

In the nineteenth century, some of the Watmores moved a long way from their Shropshire roots. This was the case with William Watmore from Chelmarsh who ended up in the village of Great Bardfield, Essex.
I came across William in the 1881 census when I was looking for the brother of my great great grandmother, and […]

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Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Margaret Watmore - Excommunicate of Cleobury Mortimer

Excommunication by a Church Court was quite a serious matter in the sixteenth century. Lesser excommunication excluded the guilty person from attending church, whilst greater excommunication excluded the person from the company of all Christians until he or she  was granted absolution.  Excommunicates might be refused burial in the churchyard and their wills might not […]

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Sunday, December 9th, 2007

Some Watmores and Whatmores transported to Australia and Tasmania

On the ancestry.co.uk website I have found details of some Watmores and Whatmores who were transported. I have transcribed the main details below, but may have misinterpreted some of the information as I not familiar with these records or with the topic of transportation. Perhaps one of the people listed below was your ancestor? Please […]

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Sunday, December 9th, 2007

The tale of the missing ancestor

In 1619, during the Heralds’ Visitation of Kent, William Watmer of Canterbury gave the Heralds details of his family back to his ancestors at Prescot in Lancashire. These details were recorded and the document was deposited at the College of Arms in London (Ms: C16/214). Over the years it is most unlikely that anyone asked […]

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